November 10, 2004

Diverse Coalition Opposes Secure Flight

The new passenger-screening program proposed by the Department of Homeland Security under their Transportation Security Administration hat is being strongly opposed by a broad coalition of civil liberty and privacy rights groups. On the last day public comments were allowed on the subject about 500 submissions was received by the agency. One submission from the Electronic Privacy Information Center called for the suspension of the program.

Diverse groups criticize passenger screening program, Government Executive, October 26, 2004